Mediterranean Tours in December 2025

Very busy itinerary covering some very interesting sites and activities.i would have preferred to have spent longer in the places we spent only one night in rather than rushing on to the next. Our guide Woody was the best guide I have had on these holidays. He really took ownership of the tour, he was knowledgable, had a very good personality and looked after a diverse group of people very well indeed.

This tour was fabulous and so was Luca Fabi, our tour guide throughout our time in Tuscany. The pace was fantastic with tour guides at every location along with 3 - 4 hours of free time to explore, shop and taste the exquisite food. We had city tours and also saw sites and experiences in the countryside. My only negative was that I wish we could have stayed longer, it was so wonderful!

This trip was exactly as described. It is full on, brekky 7.30am out at 8.30am. A lot of coach travel but with breaks that made it fine. The accommodation was far better than I expected. Our tour leader was always on hand, always checking everyone was present, and was very approachable. This was my first trip with Explore and I was a solo traveller but I always felt included. I will be booking my next trip soon. 🙂

Loved every minute of it! It certainly is full on, but worth it! Our tour guide was exceptional and made the experience even more memorable. Met some lovely people, made lots of memories which we shall cherish for a long time.

This was a wonderful trip with a varied itinerary and a delightful group of travelers. The bus was a bit crowded and hot making some of the very long travel days a bit uncomfortable. Some buses had a few seatbelts, others NONE. Our guide, Joshua, was excellent: always in good spirits, very knowledgeable and a good administrator. My only recommendation would be for him to break up some of those long travel days with more commentary on the bus. I'm sure I will not be alone in mentioning the border crossing at Puerto Fronterizo Subteniente Lopez on 11/24. We were denied entry for almost two hours. Essentially they are trying to keep tourists from crossing there to reduce their workload. (We observed maybe 2 people crossing the border over a two hour period.)They did not even allow us to sit in the empty chairs...Joshua held his ground and performed beautifully to get us into Mexico. Loved the archeological sites...loved the cenotes! I'll be back on another Explore trip soon!

The tour was comparable to South Africa and John was the nicest and most caring tour guide I’ve had. His personality and wit helped mold the group into a family and he was especially attentive when I could use an extra hand. I loved seeing the natural wonders of Vietnam and Laos. All the airport transports were a pain and rook so much extra time. We needed the whispers in Bangkok to hear everything that was being said.